Romania
Romania · Southeast Europe
Romania is a country in Southeast Europe, with Bucharest as its capital, home to about 19,020,271 people. Romania shares land borders with 5 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Bucharest |
|---|---|
| Region | Southeast Europe |
| Currency | Romanian leu (RON lei) |
| Calling code | +40 |
| ISO codes | RO / ROU / 642 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇷🇴 |
| Population | 19,020,271 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 238,391 km² |
| Languages | Romanian |
| Internet domain | .ro |
| Demonym | Romanian |
Bordering countries
About Romania
Romania is a United Nations member state in Southeast Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Bucharest. It shares land borders with 5 countries. The official currency is the Romanian leu (lei), using the code RON.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Romania for Bucharest’s own facts and history.
To call Romania from abroad, dial the country code +40. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes RO (alpha-2) and ROU (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 19,020,271.
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How Romania compares
- Area: 238,391 km², ranking 81 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 19,020,271, ranking 67 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 80 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 5, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Romania
12 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.